Application Security Research Engineer
Core
Conduct offensive security testing, automated exploit discovery, and advanced application security research to improve product security posture.
Role type
Senior IC application security research engineer (offensive security)
Builds
Penetration testing tools, AI agents, and automated security testing frameworks
Domain
Cybersecurity, offensive security, application security
Required skills
Penetration testing, exploit development, fuzzing, AI/LLM security testing, tool development, vulnerability analysis, root cause analysis, secure architecture knowledge, CI/CD integration, cloud-native security
Preferred skills
Automated PT/fuzzing pipelines, SSDLC tools, security research publications, open-source contributions
Technologies
Burp Suite, Metasploit, Kubernetes, microservices, containers, CI/CD pipelines, AI Agents
Responsibilities
Plan and execute advanced penetration testing campaigns; Develop tools and frameworks for scalable security testing and fuzzing; Analyze vulnerabilities, perform root cause analysis, and develop proofs of concept; Collaborate with engineering teams to reproduce, triage, and fix vulnerabilities; Contribute to security research publications, CVE submissions, and industry knowledge sharing; Continuously evolve internal testing capabilities using modern tooling and AI-assisted approaches.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
